Light rain continued to fall in the Valley Wednesday morning, even as residents were digging out from the storm's damage Tuesday night

Rain continued to fall in the Phoenix metro area Wednesday morning even as residents from south Phoenix to the east Valley tried to clean up from Tuesday night's storms.

The storms damaged at least five schools in the Roosevelt Elementary School District in south Phoenix, causing administrators to delay or alter class schedules, including at Sunland Elementary near Seventh and Southern avenues where water was still standing in some classrooms Wednesday morning.

Students of Sunland Elementary School in South Phoenix showed up to school on Wednesday to find their classrooms had been flooded overnight. However, the kids did not get a day off school.

Joseph Ortiz, A Roosevelt School District spokesman, said about four schools experienced notable water damage, but Sunland was probably hit the hardest.

As the classrooms were cleaned up, kindergarten through fifth graders were transported to another school in the district and those above fifth grade remained at Sunland due to their classrooms avoiding the flooding.

Clouds dance around the Estrella Mountains as seen from Ahwatukee following Wednesday morning's storms. Video by Pat Shannahan

Those classrooms that had experienced water gushing into them overnight were still wet and muggy Wednesday morning.

A few of the classrooms had tile flooring, which Principal Ramond Gardea did not think would take much to clean up. Other classrooms with carpet, however, were musty from the soaked up water sitting in the classroom overnight.

Even though the remaining water inside the classrooms was minimal, crews still worked diligently to clean up what water there was before it could do additional damage to the classrooms or their contents.

A school janitor, Ramon Aispiro, recorded video Tuesday night when water was gushing into classrooms like a high speed river. The rain was pouring from outside and flowing straight into the empty classrooms.

Santos Avila cleans up after last night's storms which caused damage to Sunland Elementary School in Phoenix. The storms damaged at least five schools in the Roosevelt Elementary School District, causing administrators to delay or alter class schedules(Photo: Mark Henle/The Republic)

Gardea was unsure of how long it would take for the cleanup process to be completed as cleanup crews attempted to soak up the standing water both inside and outside the classrooms.

The events did not faze any students, though, as they treaded through puddles and mud on their way to the buses taking them to their host school until their own campus was free of water.

The storm also temporarily closed the Arizona Humane Society's Campus for Compassion, located near 15th Avenue and Dobbins Road, said Bretta Nelson, a spokeswoman for the organization. Many staff members were stranded there Tuesday night during the storm, which destroyed a wash area on the campus and left debris.

None of the animals were hurt, but adoption have been closed for today and clinic appointments will be rescheduled, Nelson said. The campus is expected to reopen Thursday.

South Mountain park also experienced heavy damage, with the Central Avenue entrance to the park, including Summit Road, being closed indefinitely, according to David Urbinato, a parks spokesman. There is no estimate of when it will be reopened, as crews need to remove the debris and inspect the roadbeds, he said. All other entrances and access points to the park have remained open.

South Mountain storm damage (Photo: Courtesy of City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department)

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Six vehicles were trapped on Summit Road by a rock slide near the 2 mile mark on Tuesday night, but the passengers were rescued with no injuries around 9 p.m. and the lane was cleared for vehicles to drive through by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Urbinato said.

Debris in the area likely exceeded six feet.

A wash adjacent to the main ranger station that usually fills during storms was damaged more than even long-time rangers had ever seen, Urbinato said.

The rains and wind also left more than 1,000 SRP customers without power, including some residents of a central Phoenix nursing home where administrators were forced to move 84 residents from the Desert Terrace Senior Center near 24th Street and Thomas Road.

Administrators do not expect power to be restored for several days after electrical panels malfunctioned and smoke started to come out of the boiler room around 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Employees and residents at the facility have conducted disaster drills in the past and they came in handy, according to Nigel Santiago, an administrator with the facility.

On Wednesday morning, the residents were being put on buses and destined for new homes for the next couple of days, Santiago said.

Weather radar early Wednesday showed a storm cell moving north through the metro area, with the strongest rains moving through Mesa and the southeast Valley, but by mid morning, the rain had ended and left hazy skies in its wake.

The rain also impacted the morning commute and Arizona Department of Transportation officials warned drivers that the storm could cause dangerous pools of water to form on roadways, particularly on Loops 101 and 202 in the east Valley.

ADOT officials said because of pooling water on Interstate 17 near Seventh Avenue, officials stationed a truck near the right lane to caution drivers to avoid the water. No delays were reported because of the pooling.

Early-morning storms caused more than 900 people to lose power in the Arcadia area, spanning from 32nd Street to 64th Street and from Camelback Road to McDowell Road, SRP reports showed, though power was restored by mid morning.

Crews were also trying to restore power to about 1,200 customers in the Maryvale area and nearly 700 in Ahwatukee, though SRP could not immediately determine what caused the outage in those areas. About 50 SRP customers in Laveen remained without power Wednesday morning because of downed power lines.

Central Avenue was also closed in both directions Wednesday morning at Dobbins Road due to extensive flooding in the area, officials said.

Major rock slide on Summit Road. A rattlesnake takes refuge in a downed Palo Verdes. The backhoe operator rustled that debris pile before removing it and the rattlesnake skittered to safety. August 13, 2014. (Photo: David Urbinato)

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